Food Diary

[Elf Mommy]

This is a place to write down what you ate. It's for people who joined the weight loss/eat healthier thread for 2010.

I'd love it if we all came home and posted what we ate each evening.

Help me stay on track!

I'll be posting tonight.

 

[RandomWiktor]

Oooh awesome idea! I bet posting what I ate on a public forum would probably be a good way to shame me into eating better, lol.

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

man if i put it down in the forum then i have to own it,lol

 

[Elf Mommy]

Luvmyzoocrew wrote:

man if i put it down in the forum then i have to own it,lol

My thought exactly. Today so far I've had a Fiber Plus bar and a Diet Coke.

 

[kirsterz09]

great idea! Well so far i've had a small bowl of cheerios for breakfast, 2 sandwiches with chicken slices, a small handfull of mixed nuts and a apple for lunch and plenty of water to drink, oh and a small milkshake.

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

Ok so far today i have had

Slim shot (and i am not looking forward to the next one,lol)
yogurt
1 Banana

I am getting ready to get lunch for the kids and i will have a

English muffin


For dinner i will be having a lean cuisine

It is a chicken, spinach and artichoke panini sandwchich looked pretty good on the cover,lol.


the good thing about today is the hubby is sick so i will not be making dinner today so i can just eat small,lol. I will have to practice portion control tomorrow when i cook dinner,lol

 

[pamnock]

I had oatmeal for breakfast, cabbage salad for lunch and a couple little Reese Cups.



Here's an excellent online tool to help track calories and healthy food intake

http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/planner/launchPage.aspx

 

[Elf Mommy]

For lunch I had Vegetable Barley soup and Ritz crackers. I had a 16 oz water with Raspberry Ice Crystal Light mix. Now I'm about to open a Diet Coke to nurse for the rest of the school day.

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

I'M STARVING ullhair: :thud::eats:

 

[Elf Mommy]

carrot sticks? What kind of diet are you on? Most diets tell you to eat small portions more often so you don't gorge at one meal.

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

well i am doing slim shots and i am just trying to watch what i am eating, and try to eat better type of things.lol. I am going to get some carrot sticks after i get my son off to school.

 

[kirsterz09]

Had dinner, I had a ocean pie with Alaskan pollock was lovely and only low in calories.

 

[RandomWiktor]

So far I've had, for my two meals today:
- Rice & Beans, boiled, no salt/oil/etc. added (black rice, purple rice, lentils, and adzuki beans)
- Coconut Milk Yogurt (mango flavor)
- Raspberries
- Beans n' Greens, boiled beans and steamed greens, no salt/oil/etc. added (great northern white beans and broccoli raab)
- 1" square of 90% cocoa dark chocolate, fruit sweetened (I have this every day due to the antioxidant properties of dark chocolate)
- 1 cup unsweetened green tea (no cal and great apetite suppressant)
- 1L water

I've had two thirds of my meals and snacks for the day and have only consumed about 600 cal and less than 15% of my fat needs, but on the plus side 20g of protein, and 90% of my daily fiber! I might actually have to eat more to get the 1400 cal and fat that I need, or I'm going to wind up messing up my metabolism and slowing things down, no fun! I'm thinking I shouldincorporate morenuts/seeds into my diet, because they have a lot of calories and fats but are obviously a healthier source than junk food for it.

Oh well,in addition to my giant PM salad, Ihave a nice home made vegetable and bean soup for tonightthat is probably a bit more calorie dense than my other meals since the broth has a bit of fat and the veggies were individually cooked and seasoned before being added.

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

Ren i have green tea teabags i will have to start drinking that

 

[RandomWiktor]

Good idea, just be forewarned that unsweetened green tea takes a little getting used to - it's pretty strong/bitter! If you want to sweeten it a little but try something with less calories and a lower glycemic index, you could try lite Agave Nectar. It's healthier than processed cane sugar and doesn't cause the blood sugar spikes that refined sugars tend to.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Great idea! It's almost 11 am. For breakfast I had a container of light kiwi lime yogurt and an applesauce cup, it's unsweetened pomegranate applesauce. That was only two hours ago but my stomach is growling, so in a few minutes I'm going to have my granola bar. To drink I have a little bottle of Diet Lipton Green Tea and water. Lunch will be around 3 pm, I brought a tropical fruit cup and tomato soup. I have half a package of Yogos (a kind of fruit snack) that I started on last week, I bring them to school to eat one at a time if I start nodding off in class in the afternoon. Works pretty well!

I overslept this morning and only had time to toss packaged stuff into my lunch bag, but at least it's relatively healthy stuff.

I get home from class at 6 pm. I'll probably have baby carrots and light blue cheese dressing as a snack. Paul will get home at around 8 and I'm either going to roast a chicken for dinner (we don't eat the skin) or have leftover stir fry sans rice and baked egg rolls that I made last night.

 

[Michaela]

Great idea!

Today I slept in so I had no breakfast, I've got into the habit of skipping breakfast I must starting having at least a piece of fruit or something.
For lunch at school I had a sandwich (wholemeal bread), a plum, and a cup of tea.
For dinner I had meat and potatoes, not great but my mum had it made for me when I came in from work.
And then I had another cup of tea, I need to stop drinking so much tea with sugar, two cups is little for me so it's an improvement. And I had an Innocent Smoothie.
I had no other snacks I don't think.. lent is making this a bit easier! I'm not going to eat after 8pm, I know that not eating in the evening is a bit of a diet myth but it can't do any harm.

 

[EileenH]

Today I had:
Breakfast
A 16 oz glass of vitamin water with Benefiber in it to boost up my fiber intake.
A handful of nuts
A bowl of cereal.

Lunch:
One bowl of homemade chicken soup
A gross salad.
A handful of popcorn for dessert
one chocolate kiss to satisfy my after meal chocolate craving.

 

[degrassi]

Luvmyzoocrew wrote:

Ok so far today i have had

Slim shot (and i am not looking forward to the next one,lol)
yogurt
1 Banana

I am getting ready to get lunch for the kids and i will have a

English muffin


For dinner i will be having a lean cuisine

It is a chicken, spinach and artichoke panini sandwchich looked pretty good on the cover,lol.


the good thing about today is the hubby is sick so i will not be making dinner today so i can just eat small,lol. I will have to practice portion control tomorrow when i cook dinner,lol

I'M STARVING ullhair: :thud::eats:

Your probably starving because thats not very much food. Eating just an english muffin isn't really a balanced meal, its more of a snack. Try adding some veggies/salad/fruit to your lunch. Add low fat granola or better yet Bran buds to your yogurt. Have a piece of fruit or celery with peanut butter or a slice of cheese for a snack in the afternoon.

If you are hungry then you wont' stick to it. Its supposed to be a lifestyle change not a starvation diet.

Since I've started eating healthier I"ve found i'm no longer hungry/snacking during the day and before bed. If you are eating 7-10 servings of veggies/fruits and 5 servings of whole grains each day its hard to be hungry. Anytime I do get hungry I eat some veggies with humus or a few whole wheat pita chips with humus or grab a piece of fruit.